brake GMC ENVOY 1998 User Guide

Rear Window Washermiper
To turn the rear wiper on, slide the switch to either LO
or HI. To turn the wiper off, slide the switch to OFF.
To wash the window, press the wash button located on
the switch.
The switch must be in either LO or HI.
The rear window washer uses the same fluid bottle as
the windshield washer. However, the rear window
washer will run out of fluid before the windshield
washer.
If you can wash your windshield but not your
rear window, check your fluid level.
Cruise Control
With cruise control, you can
maintain a speed
of about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more
without keeping your foot
on the accelerator. This can
really help on long trips.
Cruise control does not
work at speeds below about
25 mph (40 kmh).
If you apply your brakes, the cruise control
will disengage.
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Resuming a Set Speed
Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed
and then you apply the brake. This, of course,
disengages the cruise control. But you don’t need to
reset it.
Once you’re going about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more,
you can move the cruise
control switch from
ON to
R/A for about a half
a second.
You’ll go right back up to your chosen speed and stay there.
If you hold the switch at FUA longer than half a second,
the vehicle will keep going faster until you release the switch or apply the brake.
So unless you want to go
faster, don’t hold the switch at
R/A.
Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher speed:
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the higher speed.
Press the SET button at the end
of the lever, then
release the button and the accelerator pedal. You’ll now cruise at the higher speed.
0 Move the cruise switch from ON to FUA. Hold it
there until you get up to the speed you want, and
then release the switch. To increase your speed in
very small amounts, move the switch to
R/A for less
than half a second. Each time you do this, your
vehicle will go about
1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster.
Reducing Speed While Using Cruise Control
Press and hold the SET button at the end of the lever
until you reach the lower speed you want, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts, press the SET
button for less than half a second. Each time you do this, you’ll go
1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
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Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Exterior Lamps
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, your vehicle will slow
down to the cruise control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work on hills depends
upon your speed, load and the steepness of the hills.
When going up steep hills, you may want
to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going
downhill, you may have to brake or shift to a lower gear
to keep your speed down.
Of course, applying the brake
takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on
steep hills.
Ending Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
Move the cruise control switch to OFF.
Erasing Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or the ignition,
your cruise control set speed memory is erased. Your
parking lamp and headlamp switch is on the
driver’s side
of your instrument panel.
Rotate the
knob to the right to the parking lamps symbol
to manually turn on:
Parking Lamps
Sidemarker Lamps
Taillamps
License Plate Lamps
Instrument Panel Lights
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Rotate the knob to the right to the master lamps symbol
to turn on all the lamps listed as well as
the headlamps.
Rotate the
knob all the way to the left to turn off your
lamps and put the system in automatic headlamp mode.
Automatic Headlamp System
When it is dark enough outside, your automatic
headlamp system will turn on your headlamps at the
normal brightness along with other lamps such as the
taillamps, sidemarker, parking lamps and the instrument
panel lights. The radio lights will also be dim.
Your vehicle is equipped with High Intensity Discharge
(€€ID) headlamps. Your headlamps come on at lower
intensity and gradually increase to full brightness.
Your vehicle is equipped with
a light sensor on the top
of the instrument panel under the radio speaker grille,
so
be sure it is not covered, which will cause the system to
be on whenever the ignition is on.
The system may also turn on your headlamps when
driving through a parking garage, heavy overcast
weather, a tunnel or fueling your vehicle in a low-light
area. This is normal.
There is a delay in the transition between the daytime
and nighttime operation of the Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL) and the automatic headlamp systems
so that driving under bridges or bright overhead street lights
does not affect the system. The DRL and automatic
headlamp system will only be affected when the light
sensor
sees a change in lighting lasting longer than
the delay.
To idle your vehicle with the automatic headlamp
system
off, set the parking brake while the ignition is
off. Then start your vehicle. The automatic headlamp
system will stay off until you release the parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Lamps On Reminder
A reminder chime will sound when your headlamps or
parking lamps
are manually turned on and your ignition
is in
OFF, LOCK or ACCESSORY. To disable the
chime, rotate the thumb wheel all the way down. In
the
automatic mode, the headlamps turn off once the
ignition key is in
OFF,
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after dawn and before sunset.
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The DRL system will make your high-beam headlamps
come
on at reduced brightness when:
Fog Lamps
the ignition is on,
the headlamp switch is in automatic headlamp
mode and
the parking brake is released.
When the DRL are on, only your high-beam headlamps
will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps
won’t be on. The instrument panel won’t be lit up either.
When it begins to get dark, the high-beam headlamps
will automatically switch from DRL to the regular
low-beam headlamps.
When you turn
the headlamp switch off, the regular
low-beam headlamps will
go off, and your high-beam
headlamps will change to the reduced brightness
of DRL
provided it is not dark outside.
To idle your vehicle with
the DRL off, set the parking
brake. The DRL will stay off until
you release the
parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system
when you need it. Use your fog lamps
for better vision in foggy or misty
conditions. Your low-beam headlamps or your parking
lamps must be on for your fog lamps to work.
The fog lamp switch is
on the instrument panel under
the lamps switch. Press
the switch to turn the fog lamps
on. Press the switch again to turn them
off. A light will
glow in
the switch when the fog lamps are on.
Remember,
fog lamps alone will not give off as much
light as your headlamps. Never use your fog lamps in
the dark without turning on your headlamps.
The
fog lamps will go off whenever your high-beam
headlamps come on. When the high beams
go off, the
fog lamps will come on again.
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A. Air Vents
B. Instrument Cluster
C. Electronic Transfer Case
D. Glove Box
E. Audio System
E Rear Window Defogger
G. CD Changer
H. Ashtray
1. Comfort Controls
J. Accessory Power Outlets and Lighter
K. Rear Liftgate Release
L. Rear Window Washerwiper
M. Brake Release
N. Hood Release
0. Fog Lamps
P. Lamp Controls
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Brake System Warning Light
When the ignition is on, the brake system warning light
will come on when you set your parking brake. The light
will stay on
if your parking brake doesn’t release fully.
If it stays on after your parking brake is fully released, it
means you have a brake problem.
If the light comes on while you are driving, pull off the
road and stop carefully.
You may notice that the pedal is
harder to push.
Or, the pedal may go closer to the floor.
It may take longer to stop.
If the light is still on, have the
vehicle towed for service. (See “Towing Your Vehicle”
in the Index.)
Your vehicle’s hydraulic brake system is divided into
two parts.
If one part isn’t working, the other part can
still work and stop you. For good braking, though, you
need both parts working well.
If the warning light comes on, there could be a brake
problem. Have your brake system inspected right away.
This light should come
on
briefly when you turn the
ignition key to
RUN. If it
it fixed so it will be ready
to warn you if there’s
a problem.
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BRAKE
Your brake system may not be working properly
if the brake system warning light is on. Driving
with the brake system warning light on can lead
to an accident.
If the light is still on after you’ve
pulled off the road and stopped carefully, have
the vehicle towed for service.
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Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
With the anti-lock brake
system, this light will come
on when you start your
engine and may stay
on
for several seconds.
That’s normal.
If the light stays on, or comes on when you’re driving,
your vehicle needs service. If the regular brake system
warning light isn’t on,
you still have brakes, but you
don’t have anti-lock brakes. If the regular brake system
warning light is
also on, you don’t have anti-lock brakes
and there’s a problem with your regular brakes. See
“Brake System Warning Light” earlier
in this section.
The anti-lock brake system warning light should come
on briefly when you turn the ignition key to RUN. If the
light doesn’t come on then, have it fixed
so it will be
ready to warn you
if there is a problem.
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
This gage shows the engine
coolant temperature. If the
gage pointer moves into
the
red area, your engine is
too hot!
It means that your engine coolant has overheated. If you
have been operating your vehicle under normal driving
conditions,
you should pull off the road, stop your
vehicle and turn off
the engine as soon as possible.
The “Problems on the Road” section
of this manual
shows you what to do. See “Engine Overheating”
in
the Index.
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Defensive Driving
The best advice anyone can give about driving is:
Drive defensively.
Please start
with a very important safety device in your
vehicle: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts"
in the Index.) Defensive driving really means
"be ready for anything."
On city streets, rural roads or freeways,
it means
"always expect the unexpected."
Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be
careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might
do. Be ready for their mistakes.
Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of
accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough
following distance.
It's the best defensive driving
maneuver.
in both city and rural driving. You never
know when the vehicle
in front of you is going to brake
or
turn suddenly.
Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate
on
the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving
task
-- such as concentrating on a cellular telephone
call, reading, or reaching for something on the
floor
-- makes proper defensive driving more difficult
and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury.
Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off
the road
in a safe place to do them yourself. These
simple defensive driving techniques could save
your life.
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Control of a Vehicle
You have three systems that make your vehicle go where
you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and
the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work
at the places where the tires meet the road.
Braking
Braking action involves perception time and
reaction time.
First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal.
That’s perception time. Then you have to bring up your
foot and do it. That’s reaction time.
Average reaction time
is about 314 of a second. But
that’s only an average. It might be less with one driver
and as long as two or three seconds or more with
another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination
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and eyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and
frustration. But even in
3/4 of a second, a vehicle
moving at
60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m).
That could be a lot of distance in an emergency,
so
keeping enough space between your vehicle and others
is important.
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Sometimes, as when you’re driving on snow or ice, it’s
easy
to ask more of those control systems than the tires
and road can provide. That means you can lose control
of your vehicle.
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